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Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/11] drivers: pinctrl: add driver for Allwinner A64 SoC
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From: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@arm.com>
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Hi,

On 08/02/16 15:54, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 05:51:51PM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote:
>> Hi Andre,
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 04:53:58PM +0000, Andre Przywara wrote:
>>>> So, droping it in the filenames, why not. But I'd really like to keep
>>>> the same compatible scheme.
>>>
>>> And I still don't get this: in the DT compatible scheme we always have a
>>> vendor prefix, so allwinner,a64 is surely not a mysterious ARM Ltd. core
>>> or a new Apple SoC. Instead it is the A64 from Allwinner, full stop. So
>>> why should we add an arbitrary and confusing sun50i naming to it (when
>>> it actually should be more like "sun8i-a64").
>>
>> I don't decide on their marketing names. And I know you want to start
>> anew with the arm64 SoCs, but the truth is, you don't. Most of the
>> compatibles in the DTSI are from earlier SoCs, and we have to keep
>> that legacy and remain consistent with it. With all the good and bad
>> things a legacy imply.
> 
> I have to agree. Unless there is some agreement to move to another 
> naming scheme, then just follow the same pattern. If sunXi is just a 
> made up name outside of Allwinner to provide some logical grouping of 
> SoCs, then yes, that probably should not have been done.

So I still don't like it, but will not waste my time or energy on that
front.

Maxime, do you want "allwinner,sun50i-a64" or would
"allwinner,sunxi-a64" be OK as well?

Cheers,
Andre.